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Episode 34 - Field Amputations With Dr. Justin Hensley

Episode 34 - Field Amputations With Dr. Justin Hensley

What would you do if you encountered a patient wh…

MCHD Paramedic Podcast · Montgomery County Hospital District

November 8, 201814m 37s

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Show Notes

What would you do if you encountered a patient who you were unable to transport or even extract due to extremity entrapment? At MCHD, we asked ourselves this exact question and decided provide an answer in the form of a field amputation protocol. Dr. Justin Hensley joins the MCHD medical directors to discuss the details and pitfalls associated with implementing a plan to amputate a limb in the field.